by Caroline | Feb 27, 2013 | Assessments, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Training
So you’re ready to hire your first employee! Awesome! This is cause for celebration. Sadly, a lot of people are too busy being terrified to celebrate. It’s understandable. An employee means payroll and taxes and legal obligations. An employee is a commitment. So a lot...
by Caroline | Feb 14, 2013 | Assessments, Company Culture, Hiring, Recruiting
This week I’m reflecting about meeting “the perfect person.” In this case, the perfect employee. The fact is, if people were as picky about their dates as they are about who they hire, most people would be single. People who use dating websites are generally open to...
by Caroline | Jan 2, 2013 | Assessments, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Recruiting
A lot of companies are tempted to fudge the line between employees and contractors. After all, hiring an employee is a commitment. You invest a lot of time finding, hiring, processing and training the person. You can’t just change your mind without losing out on all...
by Caroline | Nov 21, 2012 | Assessments, Hiring, HRCompliance, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Training
It’s almost the New Year and time to stop and take stock. For businesses that means look at your strategic plan, including your human resources management. Sadly, many businesses haven’t created a strategic plan to look at. They’re so busy meeting deadlines, finding...
by Caroline | Nov 14, 2012 | Assessments, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Telecommuting, company culture, management
Ho! Ho! Ho! Tis the season for hiring temporary employees. There’s a temptation, around this time of year, to chuck all the time-consuming hiring process and take shortcuts. I mean, you’re only going to have these people around for a short time, right? Oh, but what a...
by Caroline | Nov 7, 2012 | Assessments, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Telecommuting, company culture, management
Assessments are great. The right assessment can work like an elaborate maze or a sting operation. With the right assessment, you can weed out all the extraneous information about a candidate and find the person who is going to hit a home run with your company. Take...
